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Why are next month's by-elections complicated?

Podcast: Matt Chorley's Urgent Questions
Published: May 29, 2026
Duration seconds: 2568
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Why are next month's by-elections complicated? Why are young Indians rallying around a cockroach? What are the politics of diaries? Who will be the MMP for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire? Matt Chorley brings you the who, what, where, why and when of British politics. If you've got urgent questions... then email [email protected]